Bath salts trigger damaging surges of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) that drive heart cell demise. In a peer-reviewed in vitro study, synthetic cathinones sold as bath salts caused severe oxidative stress and ROS accumulation in heart cells, overwhelming mitochondrial function and causing cell death.
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